Esla Ewida [#36] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Esla Ewida, who is a contestant in Division 4 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Ewida currently has a record of 17-13, +422, and is ranked #35 in Division 4.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player's past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player's ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player's opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Esla Surname(s): Ewida Home: Jersey City, NJ, United States Age: 74 Hobbies: Music, reading, playing games Occupation: Adjunct Professor

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	12-7 (0.632)
Past 1-12 months	3-1 (0.750)	W L WW
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	3-2 (0.600)	LL WWW
Past 37-48 months	1-2 (0.333)	LL W
Past 49-60 months	5-2 (0.714)	LL WWWWW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 487 Average for: 361 Average against: 347
Before the Tournament		Ewida is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Ewida played #150 James White (Orangevale, CA) and won 313 to 285 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Ewida had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-0, +28.
Round 2		Ewida played #41 Karen Francis (Pickering ON) and lost 304 to 368 (a spread of -64) . Before this event, Ewida had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 1-1, -36.
Round 3		Ewida played #21 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and lost 275 to 412 (a spread of -137) . Before this event, Ewida had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 1-2, -173.
Round 4		Ewida played #149 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and won 403 to 364 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Ewida had not played Wechter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 2-2, -134.
Round 5		Ewida played #77 Teresa C. Lee (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 342 to 392 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Ewida had not played Lee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 2-3, -184.
Round 6		Ewida played #1 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 366 to 358 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Ewida had not played Anstandig in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 3-3, -176.
Round 7		Ewida played #75 Broderick Larkins (New Orleans, LA) and won 331 to 327 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Ewida had not played Larkins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4-3, -172.
Round 8		Ewida played #9 Ivan Blackman (Bahamas) and lost 360 to 370 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Ewida had not played Blackman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 4-4, -182.
Round 9		Ewida played #39 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson Station, NY) and won 447 to 316 (a spread of 131) . Before this event, Ewida had not played Fonti in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 5-4, -51.
Round 10		Ewida played #55 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and won 343 to 280 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Ewida had not played Hoggatt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6-4, +12.
Round 11		Ewida played #4 Cindy Bailey (Madison, CT) and won 359 to 296 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Ewida had not played Bailey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-4, +75.
Round 12		Ewida played #116 Rhonda Roederer (Lafayette, LA) and won 372 to 320 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Ewida had not played Roederer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-4, +127.
Round 13		Ewida played #92 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and lost 305 to 400 (a spread of -95) . The last time these two played was 2001-01 at: RENO, NV Ewida's record vs. Miller in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-5, +32.
Round 14		Ewida played #115 Fred Rible (Poway, CA) and won 356 to 301 (a spread of 55) . Before this event, Ewida had not played Rible in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-5, +87.
Round 15		Ewida played #94 Jared Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 369 to 374 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Ewida had not played Milton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-6, +82.
Round 16		Ewida played #46 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 339 to 343 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Ewida had not played Gooley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-7, +78.
Round 17		Ewida played #114 Irving Reed (Miami, FL) and lost 354 to 374 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Ewida had not played Reed in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-8, +58.
Round 18		Ewida played #122 Dion Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 376 to 311 (a spread of 65) . Before this event, Ewida had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 10-8, +123.
Round 19		Ewida played #145 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and lost 366 to 382 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Ewida had not played Tyszka in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-9, +107.
Round 20		Ewida played #21 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 352 to 332 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Ewida had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 11-9, +127.
Round 21		Ewida played #2 Delores M. Arrington (Sicklerville, NJ) and won 373 to 322 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Ewida had not played Arrington in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-9, +178.
Round 22		Ewida played #120 Grant Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 429 to 290 (a spread of 139) . Before this event, Ewida had not played Rowland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-9, +317.
Round 23		Ewida played #121 Lesley Salas (Milwaukee, WI) and won 395 to 341 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Ewida had not played Salas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-9, +371.
Round 24		Ewida played #25 Maneck Contractor (Kenner, LA) and lost 333 to 401 (a spread of -68) . Before this event, Ewida had not played Contractor in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-10, +303.
Round 25		Ewida played #94 Jared Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 333 to 396 (a spread of -63) . Before this event, Ewida had not played Milton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 14-11, +240.
Round 26		Ewida played #112 Barbara Puky (St. Lazare QC) and lost 276 to 389 (a spread of -113) . Before this event, Ewida had not played Puky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14-12, +127.
Round 27		Ewida played #27 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 432 to 346 (a spread of 86) . Before this event, Ewida had not played Crotty in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 15-12, +213.
Round 28		Ewida played #57 Bill Hunter (Houston, TX) and won 487 to 449 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Ewida had not played Hunter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 16-12, +251.
Round 29		Ewida played #62 Bob Johnson (Louisville, KY) and lost 301 to 306 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Ewida had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 16-13, +246.
Round 30		Ewida played #5 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and won 446 to 270 (a spread of 176) . Before this event, Ewida had not played Banerji in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 17-13, +422.

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